Valenca, PT
European Commodity Buyer
About LEAR:
Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Our diverse team of talented employees in 38 countries is driven by a commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. Lear is Making every drive better™ by providing the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. Lear, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, serves every major automaker in the world and ranks #179 on the Fortune 500.
Position Overview:
The European Commodity Buyer is in charge of all Purchasing related activities for the Commodity which is linked to all existing and future seating projects in Europe.
This position requires a strong interface with our Business Units and manufacturing plants located all across Europe (in Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain, South Africa and Russia).
Main Responsibilities:
- Identify and implement cost reduction opportunities in line with annual purchasing saving targets for Commodity.
- Define and implement European supplier strategy for commodity ( in line with Global strategy)
- Drive Initial sourcing and/ or re- sourcing process, manage supplier selection process from Request For Quotations to business award:
- Define bidding list in line with supplier strategy for Commodity
- Landed cost comparison
- Negotiations
- Sourcing Committee
- Make or Buy
- Supplier contracts
- Management of Engineering change notices
- Purchase order administration and maintenance
- Support operational functions in solving supplier quality and logistic issues
Qualification and Technical Skills:
- Business degree or combined engineering and business degree (or equivalent)
- Ideally Technical background and/ or purchasing experience (+2 years)
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Teamoriented and able to work independently
- Proficiency in English, a second foreign language is preferable
- Very good MS Office Knowledge (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project and Access)
If your are interested, please submit your CV in English language.